Kokkinakis

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Sinner stops Kokkinakis at Adelaide International (Tennis Australia)

Local favourite Thanasi Kokkinakis exits to world No.15 Jannik Sinner in the second round of the Adelaide International.

there was not a lot of rhythm, but then I raised my level, especially in the tiebreak. The festival includes back-to-back tournaments and concludes on 14 January. “It was a tough match, especially in the beginning … But struggling to convert them would ultimately prove costly, the Italian striking first to take a 5-3 lead. Kokkinakis continued to challenge but couldn’t find an opening. Local favourite Thanasi Kokkinakis exits to world No.15 Jannik Sinner in the second round of the Adelaide International.

Kokkinakis pipped by Sinner in Adelaide (Blue Mountains Gazette)

Thanasi Kokkinakis has pushed highly-rated Italian Jannik Sinner but missed his moments in a straight sets exit in...

"It was a tough match; especially in the beginning with the sun and shadow, there wasn't a lot of rhythm. "It's tough to play against him, the last meeting was in Cincinnati and was a thriller (Sinner won in three tight sets)," Sinner said. Sinner rescued himself there, then cruised in the tie-break before drilling his powerful forehand to both corners early in the second set to land the decisive break of serve.

Sinner holds off Kokkinakis to reach quarter-finals in Adelaide (Tennis Majors)

Jannik Sinner won against Thanasi Kokkinakis 7-6 (2), 6-4 (ATP)

[Novak Djokovic (1) beat Quentin Halys: 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5)](https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/adelaide-international-1-djokovic-advances-to-quarter-finals-651570.html) [Denis Shapovalov (7) beat Roman Safiullin (Q): 6-4, 6-3](https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/adelaide-international-1-shapovalov-advances-to-quarter-finals-651567.html) [Alexei Popyrin beat Marcos Giron: 4-6, 6-4, 6-3](https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/adelaide-international-1-popyrin-through-to-last-8-651493.html) [Daniil Medvedev (3) beat Miomir Kecmanovic: 6-0, 6-3](https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/adelaide-international-1-medvedev-books-spot-in-quarter-finals-651414.html) [Yoshihito Nishioka beat Mackenzie McDonald: 6-4, 6-3](https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/adelaide-international-1-nishioka-reaches-last-eight-651411.html) [Karen Khachanov (8) beat Jack Draper: 6-4, 6-2](https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/adelaide-international-1-khachanov-reaches-quarter-finals-651410.html) Kokkinakis, ranked No 93, beat American Maxime Cressy (7-6 (4), 7-6 (7)) in the previous round. [Jannik Sinner,](https://www.tennismajors.com/our-features/lists-our-features/jannik-sinner-skiing-pizza-pies-beautiful-backhand-10-things-you-should-know-about-the-italian-283959.html) the No 6 seed, moved into the last eight of the Adelaide International 1 by defeating Australia’s defending champion Thanasi Kokkinakis [7-6 (2), 6-4](https://www.tennismajors.com/matches/atp/adelaide-international-1/jannik-sinner-vs-thanasi-kokkinakis) at Memorial Drive Tennis Centre on Thursday night. Adelaide ATP250, other second-round results (Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, hard, USD 642.735, most recent results first): Jannik Sinner beat Thanasi Kokkinakis 7-6 (2), 6-4 on Thursday night. He’ll face American Sebastian Korda in the next round

Kokkinakis keen to avoid ranking freefall; 'It is what it is,' says ... (The Age)

Thanasi Kokkinakis will start next week's second Adelaide International tournament knowing he could tumble outside the world's top 200.

“Trying to stay calm in every moment is very important for me and I think the first set was very tough for me to win. I lost my serve early, and he was serving really well – fast, big serves, hitting his spots in the box very well. It kind of favours the server. But he was one of the very few that stood by me last year.’Novak Djokovic on Nick Kyrgios I want to congratulate him for great quality tennis and a great fight ... “I wasn’t his favourite guy – let’s take it that way – for many years. “But the first round [against Cressy] and even in the doubles kind of freaked me out. “It’s difficult to play on this kind of court that is really fast. “I’ve been here before with a three-digit ranking and I know I can get back there. It is what it is,” Djokovic said after edging past 64th-ranked Quentin Halys 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-5). “I peaked very early last year. “My body is feeling all right.

Adelaide International 1: Jannik Sinner beats defending champion ... (India Today)

Jannik Sinner defeated defending champion Thanasi Kokkinakis to advance into the quarter-finals of the Adelaide International 1.